Awards
- Nominated for The Yoto Carnegie Medal 2023 (UK)
- Short-listed for James Reckitt Hull Children's Book Award 2023 (UK)
- Short-listed for James Reckitt Hull Children’s Book Award 2023 (UK)
- Short-listed for Stockton Children's Book Award 2023 (UK)
- Short-listed for The Week Junior Book Awards 2023 (UK)
Overview
"From the bestselling queen of heart and humour, JENNY PEARSON, comes a great big soaring adventure about family and finding happiness.When Frank John Davenport inherits piles of money from a grandma he didn't know he had, things take an unexpected turn... Because the money comes with STRICT instructions...and a NEW grandpa.Frank quickly compiles a list of all the ways he can spend the money and look after his grumpy grandpa. Money may buy hot-air balloon rides, monster-truck lessons and epic parkour experiences, but can Frank discover that happiness is, in fact, priceless?Praise for Jenny Pearson SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA BOOK AWARD, WATERSTONES CHILDREN'S BOOK PRIZE, LAUGH OUT LOUD BOOK AWARD and the BRANFORD BOASE AWARD""Breaks records for funny and touching storytelling."" David Baddiel""As funny and tender as it could ever be."" Frank Cottrell-Boyce""Heart-warming and genuinely funny."" The Times"
Full Product Details
Author: Jenny Pearson ,
David O'Connell
Publisher: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Imprint: Usborne Publishing Ltd
Dimensions:
Width: 14.20cm
, Height: 2.20cm
, Length: 20.10cm
Weight: 0.270kg
ISBN: 9781474974066
ISBN 10: 1474974066
Pages: 336
Publication Date: 03 February 2022
Recommended Age: From 9 to 12 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children / Juvenile
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
This story handles loss and loneliness lightly, believes families should support and forgive each other, and offers lots of cheekiness and giggles. * The Sunday Times, Children's Book of the Week * This rollicking adventure is also a tender portrait of dysfunctional families and the importance of connecting through the generations... Wonderfully drawn characters and fizzing, funny energy collide in this joy of a book. * Daily Mail * It's heartfelt, hilarious and full of misadventure. I loved it. * Serena Patel, author of Anisha, Accidental Detective * An irresistible mix of comic capers and heartfelt family drama * The Bookseller * A very special book that should be on everyone's bucket list to read. * Jack Meggitt-Phillips, author of The Beast and the Bethany *
It's heartfelt, hilarious and full of misadventure. I loved it. * Serena Patel, author of Anisha, Accidental Detective *
Author Information
Jenny Pearson has been awarded six mugs, one fridge magnet, one wall plaque and numerous cards for her role as Best Teacher in the World. When she is not busy being inspirational in the classroom, she would like nothing more than to relax with her two young boys, but she can't as they view her as a human climbing frame. Her debut novel, The Super Miraculous Journey of Freddie Yates, was short listed for the Costa Children's Book Award and selected as a Waterstones Book of the Month. David O’Connell is a writer and illustrator living in London, UK. His favourite things to draw are monsters, naughty children (another type of monster), batty old ladies and evil cats!He loves comics too, and has had work published in anthologies such as Birdsong, Solipsistic Pop, Paper Science and Accent UK. David is also the editor of ink+PAPER, a biannual anthology combining comics and the graphic arts.
